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The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league used this season to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which included the unveiling of the league's list of its 50 greatest players .
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 76ers 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Philadelphia. [1] This season is most memorable when the 76ers won the Draft Lottery, [2] [3] and selected point guard Allen Iverson out of Georgetown University with the first overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 8th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] In the 1996 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected shooting guard Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut with the fifth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for top draft pick point guard Stephon Marbury out of Georgia Tech University.
Until 2020, this was the Spurs' last season in which they failed to make the playoffs, due in large part to turning the lottery pick they earned in 1997 into perennial All-Star Tim Duncan, [26] [27] who would create a dynasty that won them their first championship 2 years later, then four more championships in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Warriors' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1] The Warriors had the eleventh overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft , and selected Todd Fuller out of North Carolina State University .
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Mavericks' 17th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] The Mavericks had the ninth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft , and selected Samaki Walker from the University of Louisville .
LaPhonso Ellis had a stellar season, averaging 21.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and finishing tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting, [22] [23] but only played 55 games due to knee injuries and a ruptured Achilles tendon, [24] [25] [26] while second-year star Antonio McDyess averaged 18.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks ...
The Trail Blazers would hover around .500 for most of the first half of the season, holding a 25–23 record at the All-Star break. [15] At mid-season, the team traded Aaron McKie to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Stacey Augmon.